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                        National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed 
Steer/Heifer Sales

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                       September 02, 2025
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For Week Ending: 08/29/2025

                                                  Compre-
                                                   hensive         Prime      
Branded         Choice    Select   Ungraded
Weekly Cutout Value                                 404.37        452.60       
411.59         403.63   380.12      363.76

Primal Rib                                          619.85        743.45       
635.45         622.11   520.75      474.26

Primal Chuck                                        356.11        357.39       
358.07         357.06   352.76      348.36

Primal Round                                        355.96        357.12       
359.62         357.04   352.41      343.89

Primal Loin                                         489.03        645.82       
508.29         484.13   440.17      407.22

Primal Brisket                                      350.07        353.43       
347.78         340.46   335.85      319.07

Primal Short Plate                                  275.72        275.72       
275.72         275.72   275.72      275.72

Primal Flank                                        236.09        235.94       
237.89         235.80   233.65      233.04


Total Loads                                          6,471
  Prime Loads                                          219
  Branded Loads                                      1,198
  Choice Loads                                       1,850
  Select Loads                                         705
  Ungraded Loads (cuts, trims, grinds)               2,498


Type Of Sales
Negotiated Sales 0-21 Days                           1,670
Negotiated Sales 22 and up                             962
Formula Sales                                        3,752
Forward Contract Sales                                  87
Domestic Sales                                       5,723
NAFTA Exports                                           84
Overseas Exports                                       664


Delivery Periods
0-21                                                 5,405
22-60                                                  634
61-90                                                  237
91/Up                                                  195


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                       National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed 
Steer/Heifer Sales

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Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6
                                                                   Choice       
Delivery     Weighted   Change from
IMPS / FL        Sub-Primal                         Loads           & Up       
22 & Out       Average     Prior week
109E             Rib, Ribeye Roll Lip-On Bone In       65            89%        
    9%       1,248.00         46.59
112A             Rib, ribeye, bnls, light              40            80%        
    1%       1,390.43         87.31
112A             Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy             116            83%        
    3%       1,388.56         68.11
113C             Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off            22            77%        
    2%         470.40          5.57
114              Chuck, shoulder clod                  28            24%        
   19%         415.21          -6.82
114A             Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd           122            80%        
    1%         432.14          -2.16
114D             Chuck, clod, top blade                38            86%        
   43%         453.11          6.80
114E             Chuck, clod, arm roast                26           100%        
   10%         557.11          1.77
114F             Chuck, clod tender                    16            71%        
    8%       1,016.88         26.80
116A             Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off           235            76%        
    7%         619.23         57.88
116B             Chuck, chuck tender                   44            77%        
    2%         467.14         12.70
916A             Chuck, roll, retail ready             36            83%        
    1%         666.66         56.92
116G             Chuck, flap                           29            88%        
   18%         802.68         56.95
120              Brisket, deckle-off, bnls            238            85%        
   11%         495.37         11.04
120A             Brisket, point/off, bnls              12            99%        
    0%         836.59         43.54
123A             Short Plate, short rib                49            75%        
   19%         593.93         11.68
130              Chuck, short rib                      58            81%        
    4%         541.17          -5.43
167A             Round, knuckle, peeled               112            79%        
    3%         501.14          7.52
168           1 Round, top inside round                52            63%        
    0%         473.41         11.85
168           3 Round, top inside round               139            78%        
   22%         490.17         16.16
169              Round, top inside, denuded            26            84%        
    8%         548.35         25.17
169A             Round, top inside, cap off            32            86%        
   20%         657.32         20.53
170              Round, bottom gooseneck               13            10%        
    0%         403.13          -5.10
171B             Round, outside round                 113            75%        
   10%         453.61          6.37
171C             Round, eye of round                  119            82%        
    9%         504.99         19.46
174           3 Loin, short loin, 0x1                  89            87%        
   40%         799.48        -60.48
175              Loin, strip loin, 1x1                 16            86%        
   51%         673.93        -61.16
180           3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1                152            78%        
   10%         895.15         44.81
184           1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy            15            25%        
    0%         549.66          9.69
184           3 Loin, top butt, boneless               62            68%        
    7%         604.20          -4.61
184B             Loin, top butt, CC                    60            90%        
   40%         827.56        -53.42
185A             Loin, bottom sirloin, flap            85            81%        
   12%         979.62        -14.54


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                         National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed 
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185B              Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy         58            80%         
   9%          521.14       -18.89
185C              Loin, sirloin, tri-tip              41            75%         
  31%          468.04       -12.82
185D              Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld         19            94%         
   1%          704.51       -27.50
189A              Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy         73            84%         
   4%         1,817.53      108.44
191A              Loin, butt tender, trimmed          12            81%         
   3%         1,573.37       97.83
193               Flank, flank steak                  42            77%         
   1%          956.55        25.32
124               Rib, Back Ribs                      11            90%         
   1%          407.01       -28.62
121D              Plate, Inside Skirt                 53            73%         
   2%          799.58         4.95
121C              Plate, Outside Skirt                24            69%         
   2%          835.42         0.92
121E              Plate, Outside Skirt, pld            8            87%         
   6%         1,293.32      -10.06
                  Cap and Wedge Meat                 125            84%         
  45%          499.53        30.32
                  Pectoral Meat                       36            87%         
   7%          487.54        13.54

Ground Beef - Steer and Heifer Source -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
Ground Beef 73%                                       77                        
   1%          362.70        30.49
Ground Beef 75%                                       16                        
  17%          388.95         9.89
Ground Beef 81%                                      149                        
   9%          394.38        18.61
Ground Beef 85%                                       12                        
   0%          427.82         9.86
Ground Beef 90%                                       16                        
   0%          453.59         4.23
Ground Beef 93%                                       27                        
   0%          520.33         7.00
Ground Beef Chuck                                    101                        
  14%          398.13        24.97
Ground Beef Round                                     25                        
  42%          421.62         7.11
Ground Beef Sirloin                                   21                        
   0%          526.02         3.68
Beef Trimmings - Steer and Heifer Source
50% Lean Trimmings                                   468                        
   6%          178.07        -3.61

Fat Limitations (FL) Description
Maximum Average Fat Thickness                                      Maximum Fat 
at any point
 1. 3/4" (19mm)                                                    1.0"
 2. 1/4" (6mm)                                                     1/2"
 3. 1/8" (3mm)                                                     1/4"
 4. Practically free (75% surface lean exposed)                    1/8"
 5. Peeled/Denuded                                                 1/8"
 6. Peeled/Denuded, surface membrane removed                       1/8"




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